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05:17 GMT, Sunday, 5 July 2009 06:17 UK
The Organization of American States suspends Honduras over the ousting of President Zelaya, as he is due to return home.
The Philippine army blames Islamist militants after a bomb blast outside a cathedral in the south kills at least three people. Details about the personal life of the next head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 are removed from Facebook.
UK troops pay high price in south Afghanistan Some diplomats question wisdom of Ban's Burma trip Armenians long for chance to make up with Turks
Questions are raised about the design of a South London block of flats after a fire which killed six people. A former senior counter-terror officer calls for limits on reporting cases involving suspected terrorists to be eased.
Mass protests end in Iran, but the crisis simmers on
20:13 GMT, Saturday, 4 July 2009 21:13 UK
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vows to return home on Sunday accompanied by several Latin American leaders.
UK PM Brown threatens new sanctions against Burma after it refused to let the UN chief meet the jailed opposition leader. Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win that gives her a third Wimbledon title.
Ex-UK brewery produces 'Pride of Pyongyang' beer
Five of six victims who died in a fire at a south London tower block are named, as police investigate the cause. Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets final victory.
Things making life in US convenient and entertaining
- Australia probes navy 'sex game'
- Iran 'hangs 20 drug traffickers'
- Calm urged after N Korea missiles
- Harry Potter star 'had swine flu'
- Planck achieves ultra-cold state
- Nine reasons to celebrate America
- Zelaya vows to return to Honduras
- Young slumdog moves into new home
- Fans scramble for Jackson tickets
11:49 GMT, Saturday, 4 July 2009 12:49 UK
North Korea test-fires seven short-range missiles in an apparent act of defiance on America's Independence Day.
Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Phone giant BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut, in a bid to cut costs during the downturn.
Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to visitors UK troops battle to turn the tide in key Afghan areas Profile of Alaska's maverick governor Sarah Palin
An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London. Gordon Brown welcomes equality rights campaigners to Downing Street before London's annual Pride march.
French village gears up for cycling's greatest race Why was Air France crash search delayed?
02:22 GMT, Saturday, 4 July 2009 03:22 UK
The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader.
North Korea reportedly tests two short-range missiles as concern mounts in the region that a long-range test could be days away. Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.
Concern grows over fate of Iranian protesters So what exactly does the cuckold sign mean? UK teenagers take up Japan's fashion rebellion
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan, including the most senior Army officer to die in action since the Falklands, are to be repatriated.
Legal wrangles may lie ahead over Jackson's children
- North Korea 'tests two missiles'
- Alaska Governor Palin to resign
- Japan's fashion rebellion goes West
- Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
- Six killed in tower block blaze
- North Korea launches beer advert
- Cuckolds, horns and other explanations
- Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
- Jackson tickets via internet draw
17:17 GMT, Friday, 3 July 2009 18:17 UK
Some of the British embassy staff arrested in Iran for "inciting protests" will be put on trial, a top cleric says.
Up to 26 Pakistani soldiers are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashes in a tribal region, officials say. Algerian Rai music star Cheb Mami is jailed for five years in France for trying to force his former partner to have an abortion.
BBC visits Somalia's radical guerrillas al-Shabab Visiting Burma's military rulers is a gamble for UN chief Eye-catching images from around the world
A man acquitted of killing his ex-girlfriend seven years ago is found guilty after a new trial under double jeopardy laws. The two crew of an RAF jet fighter who were killed when it crashed into a hillside in Argyll have been named.
Brazil's challenge to protect its unique Pantanal Can one individual have the clout to move markets?
06:25 GMT, Friday, 3 July 2009 07:25 UK
The UN secretary general visits Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.
President's removal that passed many Hondurans by What secrets did this dinosaur mummy reveal?
A London council withdraws its action against a mother it accused of lying to gain a school place. Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw angers Tories by saying "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches".
Unlikely middleman between North Korea and the US US moonwalker Buzz Aldrin looks to new frontiers Cash crisis leaves Ukrainian hospitals relying on charity
19:57 GMT, Thursday, 2 July 2009 20:57 UK
Debbie Rowe, ex-wife of Michael Jackson, says she will fight for custody of the two children she had with the late pop icon.
President Obama warns Moscow ahead of a visit that "Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past. French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.
How Air France debris gives clues to jet's break-up Activists hail 'historic' India gay sex judgement Can a statistics website really be exciting? Yes it can
The rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option, ministers say. Two RAF air crew have been killed after a Tornado jet crashed on a hillside during a training flight in Argyll.
Eye-catching images from around the world 'Why we need powerful Islamic superheroes'
- Jackson's ex-wife in custody vow
- Air France jet 'broke on impact'
- Piecing together fate of Air France jet
- Job for Indian royal descendant
- An exciting stats website? Believe it
- China babies 'sold for adoption'
- US urges Russian break from past
- Nigaz name sparks racism debate
- Saddam interview tapes released
- Jackson 'hurt' over drug reports
10:23 GMT, Thursday, 2 July 2009 11:23 UK
An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.
The Californian origins of home computing Afghans in Calais dream of Channel crossing to London
A landmark court ruling over a pre-nuptial agreement could pave the way for them to become legally binding in the UK. Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
00:35 GMT, Thursday, 2 July 2009 01:35 UK
The US military says it has begun a large operation against the Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
The newly installed government in Honduras rejects international calls to reinstate deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Michael Jackson has left his entire estate to his family - but has not provided for ex-wife Debbie Rowe, his will shows.
Obama ancestors in East African images spanning a century India's Maoist rebels dig deep in West Bengal Ethiopian explains why he decided to take up arms
New guidelines are being published urging schools to identify signs of forced marriages ahead of the holidays. Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been refused parole because he is "wholly unrepentant", the justice secretary says.
Bets off as Kremlin cracks down on gambling 'scourge' Libya's Gadaffi hosts the AU at Sirte summit Uncertain recovery in southern Israel after Gaza conflict
- Survivor speaks of Yemenia crash
- US opens 'major Afghan offensive'
- Jackson leaves estate to family
- US judge bans 'Rye' book sequel
- Hollywood actor Karl Malden dies
- Honduras leaders reject deadline
- Rwanda denies sterilisation plans
- Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86
- Cash for Pirate Bay file-sharers
- In pictures: East Africa's history